Mr. Phrank Shaibu‎, a former
chief communications manager to ex-Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, has warned
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial District to stop
interfering with the recall process initiated by his constituents.

He said one of Melaye’s tactics
was dragging the Senate into the matter to fight for him.

In a statement on Wednesday,
Shaibu asked the Senator to rather put modalities in place to ensure that the
recall process did not succeed as a proof that he was truly on ground at the
grassroots.

“My candid advice is that Senator
Dino Melaye should stop the filibustering. He should simply cut to the chase by
submitting to the process already announced by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) which has the duty to preside over the recall
process”, he said.

Shaibu, who is still media
adviser to Wada, added that Senator Melaye’s attempt to stop the recall process
through the courts and his colleagues at the National Assembly, gives the
impression that the outspoken Senator was not on ground at the grassroots.

“If truly the Kogi West Senator is on ground
at the grassroots I don’t see why he has to go to the court to stop the recall
process or plead with his colleagues to intervene.“Instead, I expect him to prove
his popularity and the fact that he is at home with his constituents by
submitting to the process”, he said.

Shaibu further decried a
situation whereby elected officials carry on as though they were not
accountable to the people who elected them into office in the first place,
pointing out that such tendencies had often promoted impunity in the polity.

“Our elected officials carry on
as though they are not answerable to the grassroots which elected them into
office. The consequence is the pervasive impunity seen in the country.“I am glad that the framers of
our constitution anticipated that lawmakers may some day relapse into such an
ugly position. That’s why the recall clause was introduced”, he noted.